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Household Products Industry Stuck in Neutral and Going Backwards

Supply Chain Shaman

During the conversation, he thanked me as an ex-Gartner analyst for putting Ariba on problem-watch in May 2001. For many years (1992-2001), I worked at Manugistics, a supply chain planning technology provider. During the period of 1996-2001, the company struggled. Cisco had a kick in the gut in 2001.

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What About Them Apples?

Supply Chain Shaman

” At the other end of the continuum is the argument that “ Forecast error is the most important metric to improve.” I also worked in manufacturing during the period of 1978-1992 trying to plan demand. At the time o the initial implementation, training happened. ” I am in the middle. Everyone has a bias.

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Infor’s Acquistion of GT Nexus: If I Had a Magic Wand

Supply Chain Shaman

The company branded as GT Nexus in 2001 and purchased Tradecard in 2013. There is seldom one technology used within a manufacturing company to connect B2b value networks.) With the larger ocean carriers and the port congestion, GT Nexus becomes more and more important to retail and manufacturing companies. It is clear.

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Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods

Gravity Supply Chain

The quantity of goods carried by containers soared from 102 million metric tons in 1980 to about 1.83 billion metric tons as of 2017. manufacturers have increasingly relied on parts produced in low-cost countries, especially China, a practice known as offshoring. ” An expected global surprise.

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S&OP, a vision for the future. The expert interview series #5

Supply Chain Trend

Kirkegaard holds a BS in manufacturing / industrial engineering and a Masters Degree in Finance. In 2001 Mr. Kirkegaard founded DCRA Inc a supply chain solutions firm leveraging best of targeted management consulting and supply chain technology solutions with an emphasis on S&OP. The DCRA Inc.

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